ആകാശമില്ലാത്ത നക്ഷത്രം [Smitha]

N¼nNp«³.sWäv fp¼n skap¯ tfjvhnZhnWp fp¼n Wn¶ hpµ^n]m] ]pkSns] AkÄ tb^v sImÃn knan¨p.
h¬ ¥mhv V^n¨v Wn¶ B ]pkSn ¥mhv fpO¯v Wns¶Xp¯v t^\pNs] tWm¡n.
“”s]hv,””
sbs«¶v Nm_n³s_ tZmÀ Sp_¶v- hpePWm] H^p sI_p¸¡m^Wn_§n.
“”{bnt]…^£s¸«p…A^ f\n¡qÀ Njntª c§vg³ SpX§q. thm….””
{bh^nt¸msX bp_t¯¡n_§n] sI_p¸¡m^³ {bn]t]mXp b_ªp. dm¡n b_]msS A]mÄ t^\pNs] tWm¡n. A]mÄ AXp¯v k¶v {bn]]psX tSman bnXn¨p.
“”B^m CSv {bnt],””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”FWn¡v A_n]nÃ..Ct¸mÄ Ct¸mÄ b^nI]s¸«msS …Aà tfmÄ B^m\v?””
{bn] tImUn¨p.
“”Mm³ t^\pN. {bn]]psX NqsX]pÅ BÄ B^m?””
{bn] H¶¼^¶v- t^\pNs] tWm¡n.
“”CsS³s_ ihvd³Zv, tZmNväÀ knf NpfmÀ,””
t^\pN]vs¡m¶pw fWÊn`m]nÃ. CWn Bapfm_nt¸m]Smt\m? G]v– AÃ. AsS fpOw. AsS N®pNÄ, Ip*pNÄ. cot¨jvhv FÃmw ASptbms` Ss¶.
“”At¸mÄ {bn] tks_ N`ym\w Njn¨p AtÃ?””
hz^w b^pgfm¡n t^\pN tImUn¨p.
“”tks_ N`ym\tfm?””
{bn] In^n¨p.
“”Cu H¶v Ss¶ Vm^maw,””
sI_p¸¡m^³s_ tSman AXn¨psNm*p {bn] b_ªp.
t^\pN]v¡v S`Ipäp¶Svtbms` tSm¶n. sbs«¶m\v AkÄ HmÀ¯Sv dndn³s_]pw {bn]]psX]pw In{Sw S³s_ sfmssd`n`p*v. AkÄ DXtW sfmssd Sp_¶p. Pym`_n]n knkmi khv{S¯n dndntW tIÀ¯pbnXn¨p Wn¡p¶ {bn]]psX In{SsfXp¯v t^\pN AkapsX N®nWptWs^ bnXn¨p.
“”{bnt], CSv W½psX dndnWtÃ?””
tZmNväÀ knf NpfmÀ tcmt«m]nt`¡v tWm¡n {bn]t]mXp BÝ^yt¯msX tImUn¨p. B tImUykpw t^\pNs] AUvepSs¸Xp¯n.
“”Cu tcmt«ms]§sW Wn§sX ssN]n k¶p?””
{bn] tImUn¨p.
“”Hmtim..””
Nm^yw fWÊn`m¡n]Sp tbms` {bn] b_ªp.
“”FWn¡v bnXnNn«n knft`. Cu Np«n …Wn§Ä t^\pN]tÃ? dndn³s_ kpZv do?””
B tImUyw A£^mÀ°¯n t^\pNs] Ahv{S{bÚ]m¡n. Culz^m, Fs´ms¡]m\o tNÄ¡p¶Sv? Ft´ms¡]m\nkÀ b_]p¶Sv? dndn³ {bn]t]mXp b_tªm Mm³ dndn³s_ emknkVpkms\¶v? bns¶ dndn³ F´nWm\v Ft¶mXv {bn]s] Sm³ ^ihyfm]n N`ym\w Njn¨p F¶v- b_ªSv?
“”Np«o,””
{bn] kngmUemk¯n t^\pNs] tWm¡n.
“”Np«nt]mXpÅ hvtWifm\v AksW Ct¸mjpw Cu eqfn]n Kokn¸n¨pWnÀ¯p¶Sv. Asæn H^p bs£ Ak³ …A_n]mftÃm…Ak³s_ tZmNväs_¶ Wn`]n FWn¡v tfmtamXv H^pbmXv Wµn]p*v. Ak³ b_ªSv F{S l^n]m\v. N¼nNp«³.sWäv